That's exactly what happened to Courteney Cox's Cancun vacation! Her tropical getaway was cut short… because she fell and broke her wrist! OUCH!

Apparently she somehow slipped and tried to break her fall — which, we suppose, literally happened. She just broke the fall with her wrist, which actually broke her wrist! Doctors even went to her hotel on call and confirmed it was NOT good.

We're talking immediately putting the wrist in a cast and booking a private jet back home, with surgery still up in the air!

Not sure why she did not stay in Mexico. I had a serious back problem and just went to the Dr. in Akumal pueblo. He gave me a shot of something and some pain pills and muscle relaxants and I was fine. In 2010 a friend got his wrist broken and just west to the Hospiten in Playa del Carmen and had great treatment. They speak very good English although I think you have to get reimbursed from your insurance when you get home.